A 17-year-old Warrenton teenager was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly stole the drivers education car from Warrenton High School. Warrenton police discovered the Chevrolet Impala had …
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A 17-year-old Warrenton teenager was arrested early Sunday morning after he allegedly stole the drivers education car from Warrenton High School. Warrenton police discovered the Chevrolet Impala had been stolen from the school while conducting a traffic stop around 1:45 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 47 and Fairgrounds Road. The stop was initiated because the driver, identified as Dillon Lee Mills, had failed to dim his headlights, police said. Mills allegedly told police he stole the car about three hours earlier after he entered the garage area where the car was parked. Warrenton Police Chief Greg Houdyshell said the keys were left in the vehicle. No damage was reported to the school district's car, Houdyshell said. Mills, of the 1000 block of Wrigley Circle, has been charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and second-degree burglary, both felonies. He appeared in court Monday and is scheduled to have his case reviewed on March 12. During the traffic stop, a computer check revealed Mills did not possess a valid driver's license. Mills also told the officer a brake pedal located on the front passenger side was there because a family member was giving him driver's lessons. He also had removed license plates from his mother's car and placed them on the stolen vehicle, according to Houdyshell. "This is classic situation of good police work," Houdyshell said. "His story he gave didn't jive with what the officer was seeing. The officer continued investigating until he could figure out what was going on." Mills allegedly told police he forced open a concession window at the high school and gained entry into a hallway leading to the garage area where the car was parked. He stated he forced open two separate doors to reach the garage, where he located the car, according to the probable cause statement. Houdyshell also said Mills admitted to stealing laptops from the high school in another incident. He said a report has yet to be submitted to the prosecutor's office to see if additional charges will be filed.
